]]>https://educators.brainpop.com/2015/10/05/bpopchat-recap-global-collaboration-projects-ce15/feed/05 Great Uses for BrainPOP’s Earth Awareness April Spotlighthttps://educators.brainpop.com/2013/03/01/5-uses-for-the-brainpop-april-spotlight-earth-awareness/
https://educators.brainpop.com/2013/03/01/5-uses-for-the-brainpop-april-spotlight-earth-awareness/#respondFri, 01 Mar 2013 16:51:31 +0000http://educators.brainpop.com/?p=28225Here are 5 ways to shine April’s BrainPOP spotlights Earth Awareness and Money Matters into your classroom. 1) April 22nd is Earth Day – have students explore the entire Earth Awareness Spotlight page. Follow this lesson plan and help them choose their cause. 2) April 15th is tax day! Help your students understand why the... See more »

2) April 15th is tax day! Help your students understand why the grownups are grumpy by watching the taxes movie during morning meeting, or playing Budget Hero on GameUp.

3) Though many US citizens are still struggling financailly, US stocks have recently hit an all time high. Help your students explore what it means to buy shares of a publicly traded company with our stocks and shares movie.

4) April 25th is World Penguin Day! Enjoy the penguin movie and learn some fun facts about our flightless feathered friends!

5) To solve the problems of Global Climate Change, global cooperation in the key. Help increase your student’s global awareness by participating in a meaningful global collaboration project! Check out this webinar with POPstar Lisa Parisi, of this list of links for some ideas to get started!

These are just a few of the countless ways you can use BrainPOP and GameUp Spotlight content with your students. Share your ideas in the comments section below!

]]>https://educators.brainpop.com/2013/03/01/5-uses-for-the-brainpop-april-spotlight-earth-awareness/feed/0Natural Disasters Lesson Plan: Making Historical and Global Connectionshttps://educators.brainpop.com/lesson-plan/natural-disasters-lesson-plan-making-historical-global-connections/
Thu, 07 Jun 2012 20:56:57 +0000http://educators.brainpop.com/?post_type=lesson-plan&p=21374In this lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades 3-8, students use BrainPOP resources to demonstrate an understanding of local natural disasters from historical, scientific and human impact perspectives. Students will communicate and collaborate with peers from different parts of the world to swap personal, natural disaster experiences. They’ll also create an innovative teaching product/method surrounding a natural disaster that impacts their area and deliver it to their virtual peers, who will reciprocate with products and discussions on natural disasters that impact them.

]]>In this lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades 3-8, students use BrainPOP resources to demonstrate an understanding of local natural disasters from historical, scientific and human impact perspectives. Students will communicate and collaborate with peers from different parts of the world to swap personal, natural disaster experiences. They’ll also create an innovative teaching product/method surrounding a natural disaster that impacts their area and deliver it to their virtual peers, who will reciprocate with products and discussions on natural disasters that impact them.